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Power affects FQM copper production in Zambia

Dependent upon diesel-driven power plants which supply almost 200MW of electricity to the FQM mining operation at Kalumbila, almost 120 kilometers west of Solwezi the provincial capital needs an extra 30 percent for it to operate at full capacity.

Alfred Sayila | August 30, 2016 | 10:04 am

Mongolia wants Rio to speed up Oyu Tolgoi expansion

Once the underground expansion is completed Ouy Tolgoi would become one of the three largest copper mines in the world.

Frik Els | August 30, 2016 | 9:48 am

Potash Corp confirms merger talks with Agrium, shares halted

A tie-up could produce a fertilizer giant worth more than $30 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2016 | 8:43 am

Scientists find way to extract gold from old gadgets

Scottish researchers say discarded items of modern life contain as much as 7% of all the world’s gold.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2016 | 7:53 am

This Aussie miner will pay shareholders in gold

Resolute Mining, a junior with operations across Australia and Africa, said the novel gold-linked dividend policy is a world first.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2016 | 5:45 am

Equal opportunity distribution through asset financing in mining equipment market

Between lessor and lessee in the growing mining equipment market, an asset manager acts as the lynchpin.

Allied Market Research | August 30, 2016 | 5:27 am

Canada’s mining industry faces workers shortage of up to 127,000 — report

Experts warn Canada's mining industry faces a looming risk it's not ready to deal with — lack of access to workers with the skills needed in an upswing.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2016 | 3:35 am